Key result
Data on CVD risk factors remain severely lacking for American Indian and Alaska Native youth.
There is a critical need for new research on cardiovascular, lung, and sleep disorders in American Indian and Alaska Native youth due to a significant lack of population-specific data.
Paucity of AI/AN youth CVD data precludes tailored risk assessment; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve outcomes pending new cohorts.
Institute convened a scientific forum with 18 investigators active in the field of population health disparities. The purpose was to discuss heart, lung, and sleep disorders in children and adolescents of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) heritage. All participants acknowledged the paucity of age-and population-specific data on these disorders and called for new research to remedy the gap.
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Deen et al. (2017) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular risk factors (environmental exposures, diet, physical activity, obesity) was evaluated. There is a severe paucity of age- and population-specific data on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among American Indian and Alaska Native youth, highlighting an urgent need for new research.
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